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Oct 6, 2023

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Lives in:: Charlottesville, VA

Department:: Seminole Trail VFD

Title/rank:: Master Firefighter

Years of public service:: 43

Agency structure:: Volunteer fire department

Top issues in your department:: technology, response times

Professional Qualifications:: Virginia Department of Fire Programs Heavy and Technical Rescue Instructor
Fire Instructor IV
Fire Officer IV
VDFP Driver-Aerial Operator Instructor
University of Maryland BS - Fire Science
NREMT-P

Topics you provide training for:: heavy/technical rescue, driver pump operator, driver aerial operator, advanced aerial operations

Areas of expertise:: Curriculum development for heavy/technical rescue training, driver pump and aerial operator programs.

Bio:: My experience in fire and rescue service spans more than 43 years. I'm a career master firefighter with substantial experience in emergency medical and rescue services. I'm particularly interested in heavy and technical rescue program instructional development, management and course delivery on the local, state and national level.

I've been actively involved in Emergency Services since 1980, combining both career and volunteer experience in both the fire and rescue fields. I wrote the vehicle extrication awareness, operations and technician level classes used by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads. I've presented at the Fire Department Instructor’s Conference (FDIC), North Carolina Fire and Rescue Instructor Conference, New Jersey Vehicle Extrication School, Nebraska Vehicle Extrication School, JEMS EMS Today Conference, Maryland’s Parascope EMS Conference, Virginia State EMS Symposium, Andy Frederick’s Training Days and have written articles for Fire Rescue Magazine and Virginia Fire News Magazine.

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At 6:25pm on March 25, 2008, Adam T. Powers said…: Hey John, Welcome to the board, everyone else, this is the man for extrication.

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